n. 1 a form of Japanese poetry; the 1st and 3rd lines have five syllables and the 2nd 4th and 5th have seven syllables; 2 a Tibetan religious painting on fabric
A tanka is an unrhymed Japanese poem of five lines.
A tanka is an unrhymed Japanese poem of five lines.
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Japanese verse form; Japanese poetry; form of Japanese poetry
American novel
2 syllables
tan-ka
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